https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/livestory/catherine-ohara-dead-9.7068523
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Joe Ely. Saw him once in Leeds do a solo concert because his band was not allowed in the country, apparently. Did requests. Love his sly rewritings of legendary outlaws: Me And Billy The Kid, Miss Bonnie And Mr. Clyde.
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Did he have any connection with the drummer Aynsley Dunbar, drummer with John Mayall, Jeff Beck amongst others?
I imagine notâŚ
Yes I agree too for obvious reasons, just interesting that âSlyâ comes from Aynsley as well as same surname. Both unique drummers and Aynsley very underated.
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Much as I was irritated by his commentaries, this is sad news for those who loved him.
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Ed Iskenderian, 104. Passed Feb 4th 2026.
- Thatâs a very good innings. Long-lived, like his engines.
An original hot rodding pioneer who started with a Ford model T, and was later known by many as the Camfather. Amazingly, he was still driving only last week, in the car he built in 1940.
Perhaps most famous for his camshaft designs and innovations.
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Fred Smith, 77. Passed Feb 5th 2026.
As stereotypically common a name as you could find, but while Fred was most recently the bassist with Television, many of us will remember him as playing with Angel and the Snake, or Blondie as they were later known. He officially left Blondie in 1975, describing them as âa sinking shipâ, but collaborated with Debbie Harry and Chris Stein for at least another 5 years.
He joined Television in 1975, replacing their original bassist Richard Hell.
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RIP Boo
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"Charlie donât surfâ
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Quietly cool as fuck
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Duvall was a huge fan of Jinky Johnstone. Full story here:
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Aside from the obvious big name movies, I loved watching him in âSecondhand Lionsâ.
Which if you havenât seen it, is brilliant.
He was also really good in Colors, remember watching that when I was 16 and thinking that the occasional scuffle where I lived between Pompey and scummer fans wasnât all that much to put up with.
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I hope that the septics can remember his achievementsâŚ
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During the late 80âs and early 90âs I spent some time in Charleston South Carolina working for an Arts Festival. I recall a racist incident at the esteemed military school Citadel and Jackson flew in raising the roof. He had a bit of a reputation for doing this, but his firey intervention was most effective!
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May we all celebrate them. Modern 20th century hero.
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From growing up in a single parent family in a segregated society, to being with MLK when he was assassinated, failing twice to get the Democrat nomination he never lost hope.
The image that will always sit with me when I think of Jesse Jackson was him in tears at Barak Obamaâs inauguration. A day he must, at times, have thought he would never see.
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The BBC showed an excellent programme tonight centred around an interview with Jesse Jackson by Fern Britton in 2010
Not sure if it is on iPlayer, it was scheduled on BBC2 after Newsnight.
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